Jan. 23, 2017, 1:58 p.m.

Storm-fueled waves in the Monterey Bay this weekend smashed the remains of the Palo Alto, a famed World War I-era vessel dubbed the "Cement Ship," which is moored in the town of Aptos, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

According to the National Weather Service, monster surf on Saturday set a new wave height record for Monterey Bay: 34.12 feet. The previous record was 32.8 feet, set in 2008.

The Palo Alto, whose stern was connected to a pier at Seacliff State Beach, was no match for the ocean's might. The waves snapped the stern section of the ship and flipped it over.

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Jan. 23, 2017, 7:20 a.m.

The rains that deluged Southern California over the weekend are set to continue Monday, with a possibility of thunderstorms and flash flooding throughout the region, according to the National Weather Service.

The storm, which forecasters said was the strongest in several years, set rainfall records on Sunday and caused widespread flooding after several hours of sustained, pouring rain. Although the rain will continue Monday, it will not be as intense as it was over the weekend, forecasters said.

“Today’s going to be more of a variable day, nothing like yesterday where we had moderate to heavy rain for most of the day,” said Bonnie Bartling, a weather specialist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. “We’ll see some sun, then some showers. Nothing too organized.”

Jan. 22, 2017, 10:29 p.m.

Topanga Canyon Boulevard was closed to traffic on Sunday because of rock slides, and transit officials said it could take up to three days for the road to reopen.

The California Highway Patrol said the road was closed from Pacific Coast Highway to Grand View Drive, a roughly 3.5-mile stretch. The closure will mostly force residents of Topanga, a bohemian enclave in the Santa Monica Mountains, to travel in and out of the area from the San Fernando Valley.

Photos of the road posted by Caltrans show boulders, small rocks and dirt over a segment of the two-lane road.

Jan. 22, 2017, 9:41 p.m.

Westbound traffic on Interstate 80 was closed at the Nevada border, and eastbound lanes were closed in Colfax. (California Highway Patrol)

Heavy snowfall on Sunday closed a roughly 70-mile stretch of Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada, halting a major thoroughfare between Reno and San Francisco.

The California Highway Patrol said the westbound lanes of the freeway were closed at the Nevada state line. Eastbound lanes were closed in Colfax, about 50 miles northeast of Sacramento, according to the CHP.

The freeway was estimated to reopen at 1:30 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

Jan. 22, 2017, 8:09 p.m.

Southern California has been mired in a six-year drought. But Sunday's storm is part of a larger shift toward wetter conditions that began last fall. Since October 1, downtown L.A. has received more than 13 inches of rain — 216% of normal rainfall for this period, which the National Weather Service said was 6.26 inches.

Officials said that much of the Southland remains in drought but that the storms of the last few days are helping.

Jan. 22, 2017, 8:03 p.m.

In the Duarte burn area, many residents decided to stay in their homes home, despite mandatory evacuation orders. Rudy Fuentes, an elementary school teacher, said he stayed behind to protect his home in case things really got out of hand, though he said, "I hope it doesn't come to that."

His driveway was covered in about two inches of mud from Friday's rains and mudflow, and he tied plywood across the driveway to protect it. He's also got sandbags and, on Friday, and he and his son dug a couple of trenches.